Prior to the Hobie Cat, invented by well-known surfboard maker Hobie Alter, sailing was for the elite. It was a sport reserved for members of yacht clubs who had the mega bucks it took to buy a big ...

Fifty years ago, Hobie Alter created the first-ever Hobie Cat catamaran on the stretch of beach in front of Wayne Schafer’s Capo Beach home. Schafer never could have imagined how far his friend’s ...

Susan Korzeniewski is setting her sights on another successful sailing season. At age 52, Korzeniewski has won five North American Hobie Cat sailing championships — the last two with her young, ...

Live slow, sail fast—that’s the Hobie way of life. Around 180 sailors from as far away as California, Florida, and Puerto ...

Take advantage of real dealer pricing and shop special offers on new and used boats. Select your boat to get started. A boat's history affects it's value—check the history of this 1985 Hobie Cat ...

Take advantage of real dealer pricing and shop special offers on new and used boats. Select your boat to get started. A boat's history affects it's value—check the history of this 2003 Hobie Cat ...

Hobart "Hobie" Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the "Hobie Cat" sailboat, died Saturday at his Palm Desert, Calif., home. He was 80.

Hobie Alter, whose innovations helped thousands of people go surfing and sailing, died in California Saturday at age 80. In the 1950s, Alter helped perfect a foam-core surfboard that revolutionized ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. – Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Mr. Alter died ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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